Other Definitions quaternary (enc)
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Quaternary| Noun | 1. | Quaternary - last 2 million yearsgeological period, period - a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods" | | | 2. | quaternary - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and oneIV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, 4, four, foursome digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits" | | | Adj. | 1. | quaternary - consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound"multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | | | 2. | quaternary - coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" | |
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